Like other boletes the liver bolete (Suillellus amygdalinus) grows in a dark purple hue that fades to dark tan color as it matures. Caps are convex and velvety soft to the touch, but the stems lack pubescence and are white. This mushroom has pores as opposed to fissured gills, and are yellow. These are most commonly found under oaks and other hardwoods.
Cap Diameter:
3 - 12 cm
Odor:
Mildly mushroomy but not distinctive.
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Attributes
Similar Species
Tips for Finding
Clean and Preserve
Common Questions
General Info About Liver bolete
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Attributes of Liver bolete
Cap Diameter
3 - 12 cm
Height
4 - 7 cm
Cap
Cap 6 - 12 cm at maturity; convex to flat, red to brownish
Cap Shape
Convex
Cap Surfaces
Smooth, Fibrillose-scaly
Stem
4 - 9 cm long by 1 - 3 cm thick; equal, or thicker in the middle, typically bent; yellow; often covered by red hairs
Stem Shapes
Club Shaped
Stem Surfaces
Smooth
Flesh
1 - 2 cm thick; yellow in color; display blue when bruised or cut
The liver bolete grows in deciduous forests and it's usually found under coast live oak (Quercus agrifolia), madrone (Arbutus menziesii), and manzanita (Arctostaphylos spp.). The species grows on the ground beneath its host tree.
